Comments on: Game 43: Mets at Yankees http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/ A Yankees Blog by Journal News beat writer Peter Abraham Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: trisha - Let's not overreact... http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352936 trisha - Let's not overreact... Sun, 18 May 2008 19:28:44 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352936 off topic I had a house built and moved in last year. My neighbors gave me a bird feeder for Christmas and I have it hanging off the top deck (not sure why but I wanted a double deck.) I love watching the birds come and eat. In fact I have a very pretty winter shot of the feeder. If I can track it down I'll post it. Anyway, one of my sisters told me to put seed on the deck rails. Mistake. The squirrels decided to join the party! Not only that but they decided to hang onto the feeder and eat that seed too! So I went and bought them their own critter food. Mistake. It seems that big black crows and blue jays both like critter food! So I started feeling bad for the squirrels and the birds too so instead of putting food out once a day, I started putting it out twice a day - before I leave for work and when I get home. Mistake. They now wait for it. And they love to eat!!! These little guys are costing me a fortune! :) off topic

I had a house built and moved in last year. My neighbors gave me a bird feeder for Christmas and I have it hanging off the top deck (not sure why but I wanted a double deck.) I love watching the birds come and eat. In fact I have a very pretty winter shot of the feeder. If I can track it down I’ll post it. Anyway, one of my sisters told me to put seed on the deck rails. Mistake. The squirrels decided to join the party! Not only that but they decided to hang onto the feeder and eat that seed too! So I went and bought them their own critter food. Mistake. It seems that big black crows and blue jays both like critter food! So I started feeling bad for the squirrels and the birds too so instead of putting food out once a day, I started putting it out twice a day - before I leave for work and when I get home. Mistake. They now wait for it. And they love to eat!!!

These little guys are costing me a fortune!

:)

]]> By: pete http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352761 pete Sun, 18 May 2008 16:33:18 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352761 i'm afraid of david price... 2009-2012 probable Rays rotation: Kazmir, Shields, Price, Garza/Jackson/Davis/McGee/Hammel/Niemann yikes plus if the rays are fringe in august this year, we could see price in the bullpen a la joba. Again, yikes. i’m afraid of david price…
2009-2012 probable Rays rotation:
Kazmir, Shields, Price, Garza/Jackson/Davis/McGee/Hammel/Niemann
yikes
plus if the rays are fringe in august this year, we could see price in the bullpen a la joba. Again, yikes.

]]> By: Victor the Predictor http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352684 Victor the Predictor Sun, 18 May 2008 12:01:35 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352684 Mike May 17th, 2008 at 8:15 pm the sj44 negative brigade will be begging for forgiveness come July ........................................................... Mike will continue to be laughed AT .... Mike
May 17th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
the sj44 negative brigade will be begging for forgiveness come July

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Mike will continue to be laughed AT ….

]]> By: bml64 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352673 bml64 Sun, 18 May 2008 04:47:02 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352673 I know you guys all hate Giambi and believe he is the cause of all that ails the Yankees. The guy is really not doing that badly. His OPS is 813 and that is with a ridiculously low BABIP of .141. In his worst year ever (2004), his BABIP was .223. He has been hitting in horrible luck most of the season, and that will change. His line drive percentage of 18.5% is very close to the 19% he had in 2005 when he had a monster year. His strikeouts are not particularly high, and he continues to get on base via walks. He is absolutely the definition of a productive hitter, and as long as he stays healthy, he will only get better. By the way, here are just a few people with OPS's lower than Giambi's 813: David Ortiz: 783 Jim Thome: 740 Gary Sheffield: 656 Frank Thomas: 694 Travis Hafner: 706 Ryan Howard: 680 Mark Teixeira: 746 I am not implying he is better than Ortiz or Teixeira. For 23 million of course you want more, but you have to remember that Free Agent contracts are often back-ended loaded, and his is no exception. When Giambi was hitting a ton (OPS of 1033 in 2002), his salary was 8 million. He was a bargain at that price, and we are paying for it now. Go ahead and DFA him, but you will not be able to replace his output. And the team will not be better for it. I know you guys all hate Giambi and believe he is the cause of all that ails the Yankees. The guy is really not doing that badly. His OPS is 813 and that is with a ridiculously low BABIP of .141. In his worst year ever (2004), his BABIP was .223. He has been hitting in horrible luck most of the season, and that will change. His line drive percentage of 18.5% is very close to the 19% he had in 2005 when he had a monster year. His strikeouts are not particularly high, and he continues to get on base via walks. He is absolutely the definition of a productive hitter, and as long as he stays healthy, he will only get better. By the way, here are just a few people with OPS’s lower than Giambi’s 813:

David Ortiz: 783
Jim Thome: 740
Gary Sheffield: 656
Frank Thomas: 694
Travis Hafner: 706
Ryan Howard: 680
Mark Teixeira: 746

I am not implying he is better than Ortiz or Teixeira. For 23 million of course you want more, but you have to remember that Free Agent contracts are often back-ended loaded, and his is no exception. When Giambi was hitting a ton (OPS of 1033 in 2002), his salary was 8 million. He was a bargain at that price, and we are paying for it now.

Go ahead and DFA him, but you will not be able to replace his output. And the team will not be better for it.

]]> By: jennifer- I got your back Girardi http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352584 jennifer- I got your back Girardi Sun, 18 May 2008 00:24:04 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352584 WOW ERA that ranks 18th in nl. wow!! That is worth 23 million a year!! WOW ERA that ranks 18th in nl. wow!! That is worth 23 million a year!!

]]> By: Blargh http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352583 Blargh Sun, 18 May 2008 00:20:42 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352583 That ERA's excellent....for mortal pitchers. But it's just not worthy of the LEGEND that is Santana when it's over 3. That ERA’s excellent….for mortal pitchers. But it’s just not worthy of the LEGEND that is Santana when it’s over 3.

]]> By: Floyd http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352582 Floyd Sun, 18 May 2008 00:17:15 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352582 who cares how many homers he gives up? Check his era and record who cares how many homers he gives up? Check his era and record

]]> By: Mike http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352580 Mike Sun, 18 May 2008 00:15:41 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352580 the sj44 negative brigade will be begging for forgiveness come July the sj44 negative brigade will be begging for forgiveness come July

]]> By: jennifer- I got your back Girardi http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352572 jennifer- I got your back Girardi Sat, 17 May 2008 23:56:32 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352572 Gayle, also did you see (well yeah you did, cause you took a picture) when Johnny was talking to Wagner, Aaron was standing there getting ticked that Wagner wasn't throwing with him! Gayle, also did you see (well yeah you did, cause you took a picture) when Johnny was talking to Wagner, Aaron was standing there getting ticked that Wagner wasn’t throwing with him!

]]> By: jennifer- I got your back Girardi http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352570 jennifer- I got your back Girardi Sat, 17 May 2008 23:55:14 +0000 http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/05/17/game-43-mets-at-yankees-2/#comment-352570 Gayle, I was just looking through your pictures, I was a little to the left of you I was standing right behind Sanchez. Gayle, I was just looking through your pictures, I was a little to the left of you I was standing right behind Sanchez.

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